Issued in 2010, this release belongs to the project’s early period and reflects its move from ambient-tinged rock toward a denser sound.

Released in 2010, 852 came out one day after Do You Ever Think It's The End Of The World?, marking a tightly packed stretch for the Tampere project. The timing places it before The Last Season and Tacit, when the band’s material was still developing toward later instrumental and post-metal forms.